Rick Cruise

• BIRTHPLACE Sunland, California

• BORN July 27, 1946

• INDUCTED 2008

Rick Cruise was born in Sunland, California on July 27, 1946. Cruise was a three-year letterman for varsity baseball in California from 1961-64 and played in state tournaments at San Diego. He then played with Manitoba’s Pilot Mound Pilots, Border League Champions in 1965 and ’66. He had a winning pitch record and a high batting average. Cruise played mainly pitcher and third base throughout his baseball career, but batted at .400 consistently as well. He played for the Balmoral Orioles from 1967-69, the Carman Goldeyes in 1970, and the Ste. Agathe Bisons in 1971 and 1972, during which they were Manitoba Senior Baseball League champions both years. In 1971, he was selected by Brandon to play in the Nationals at Kenosee Lake, and with Canada against Cuba, a game in which he had two homeruns. In 1972 Cruise played shortstop for Team Canada at the World Championship in Nicaragua. He concluded his career in 1967 and ’77 with the Brandon Cloverleafs, who were League Champions in 1977. In 1977, he was also picked by the host team to help represent them for the Canadian National championship held in Western Manitoba.